PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-477
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 477
AUGUST 1992
Eyeball the Rope
The outside of tHe rope may look
good, bUt be too weak For heavy work.
±ntwIst some straNds and cHeCk FOr
these danger sIgNs:
,
M²sty smelL or darK sta³ns´
µhis
means mIldewed roPe´
,
Dirt aNd sawdust-LIke stuff INside¶
That means the RoPe's deteriorating·
BroKen st¸aNds¶
A
sure sign the roPe's
weak¹
Bind tHe Rope
µhe Cut eNd oº tHe »ope w³LL uNraveL
easiLy IF it¼s not boUnd½
Some roPes
Come with metaL eNd Clips¾ BUt these
CLIPs are not in the sUpply system¿
4
Àn naturaL FIbe¸ rope (maniLaÁ hemp
o CottoN) Use a smaLL Co»d and whiP
the roPe eNds togetHer¹
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